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Outside travel writers and experts from the industry share tips on niche travel, from family adventures to backpacking solo.
Why travel insurance is a must
Too many people think travel insurance is for seniors with serious medical problems. Not anymore. Not with volcanic ash, ...
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The do’s and don’ts of camping with kids
Get the kids involved in the planning. Let them plan some of the meals (ever had a tin foil dinner?), help cook, and ...
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Traveling with kids: Tips for smarter and saner summer travel
Traveling with kids is just like raising them – messy, aggravating, expensive, and far more wonderful than you could ...
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Free and cheap things to do in Montréal
There’s magic about Montreal this time of year. It’s an eclectic enclave of light, love and loaves of fresh ...
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Why travel insurance is a must
Too many people think travel insurance is for seniors with serious medical problems. Not anymore. Not with volcanic ash, blizzards, hurricanes, terrorism and old-fashioned family emergencies causing travel plans to implode.
Read moreThe do’s and don’ts of camping with kids
Get the kids involved in the planning. Let them plan some of the meals (ever had a tin foil dinner?), help cook, and choose the hikes and other activities like fishing and tubing...
Read moreTraveling with kids: Tips for smarter and saner summer travel
Traveling with kids is just like raising them – messy, aggravating, expensive, and far more wonderful than you could ever have imagined. Believe me, I know. I’ve been traveling with my three kids and gaggles of others for the past two decades for my website and syndicated column, Taking ...
Read moreSocial apps make group travel a breeze
Ever try planning a trip with friends or family? If so, you know how quickly the many emails and phone calls to discuss booking and itineraries become frustrating. Fortunately, a new breed of travel site has arrived, making planning and sharing multi-person trips much easier. Known as ...
Read moreFree and cheap things to do in Toronto
Toronto is one of the classiest cities on the North American continent, and – if you know where to look – one of the most affordable. Cheapflights is convinced that price is part and parcel of what defines a great city.
Read moreFree and cheap things to do in Sedona
Sensuous, serene Sedona. It’s a deep-desert retreat unlike any other, a place where you can lose and find yourself in the same instant. Locals like to say, “God created the Grand Canyon, but He lives in Sedona.”
Read moreNext weekend away in Sedona
Got plans next weekend? Now you do. We've checked out the best things to do in Sedona, so get going. Sure, Sedona’s suffused with stunning sunsets and sublime sights. But there are other things to do in this deep-desert retreat – specifically the weekend of March 4-6.
Read moreCheap and free airport diversions
Next time you’re in one of these airports, stow the book, put away the iPod and plug into the show around. Since security measures ratcheted up it’s tough to find a place to simply sit and watch the airplanes parade by, bound for all those far away places with the strange-sounding names. ...
Read moreTop on-time airports
Awards are nice. But they only matter when you can use them to make rational decisions. FlightStats inaugural Airport On-Time Performance Service Awards fall into that category. The company just determined the finalists for 2010 honors. Start your trip from one of these airports, or connect ...
Read moreSaving cash on airport transportation
It makes scant sense to search out a $300 round-trip cheap flight and then ante up as much as a third of that for cab rides to and from the airport. That’s where airport to city light rail links shine, cutting the ground-bound part of your tip costs considerably. Many airports in this ...
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